Archetype Lyrics - Archetype - Tonedeff

Now, Who the fuck are you to judge me? 

Who the fuck are you to tell me what I can & can't do? 

Can you repeat the feats I'm achieving to rhymes and beats 

Or even conceive that I'll be competing still even when I'm deceased 

Now beating me is easier than finding peace, But niggaz still criticize 

my work and my lines and my shirt down to the size 

In a world of scouring eyes, and words compounded by lies 

The artistry of lyricism I epitomize 

It's overwhelming, cause there's so much to say and so much to change 

But for every rapper constantly bitching, I made a record that's honestly different 

Just watch the world scoff in the distance, and cynic's bark in resistance 

And still, in its wake, this archetype's bound to mimmicked 

This is the new hip-hop, devoid of boundaries, gimmicks 

Or rigid genres, with no apologies given 

To solemnly sing aloud and then spit poly's without inhibition 

In a world where courage is reprimanded, but cowardice isn't 

The power to listen and learn, keeps me adaptive 

A tribe fan that appreciated the classics 

But damn if I'm trapped in the past, I act to surpass what they crafted 

And still manage to travel the path on the maps that they drafted 

And man, I'm rappin on behalf balance 

The do it all MC, with the 2 long sleeves, and a passion for practical magic 

A tap of the wand, and I'm graphic - another tap, I'm the fastest 

You tap again, and I'm chanting on a piano ballad 

The preconceived notions get shattered 

Fuck mainstream & underground - is the shit any good? is what matters 

Why categorize? There's wack and there's nice 

So, I put all that to the side and reset the standard for any cat that just asks for a mic 

So what that in mind, Them niggaz won't last after they've established their hype 

While mine's only added, more than half of my life 

And I'm last in a line of cats with divine talent - Don't ask for a sign 

Answers will rise in the passage of time - 

Cause I'm the Archetype 

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Cause I'm the archetype. Original as they come 

Ayo, they broke the fuckin mold when they made this one 

Said I'm the archetype, cause there can only be one 

The day intelligence sells, we'll leave the industry stunned